They "are within the exclusive economic zone and under Japan's sovereignty," said Tokuyuki Sudo, of the Fisheries Ministry.

Despite the two types of protected area within Bacalar Chico, the Fisheries Ministry is the de facto manager of the whole park as it furnishes the park's staff and budget.

The Icelandic Fisheries Ministry issued a permit to hunt 39 whales for commercial purposes on 17 October 2006.

The Fisheries Ministry of the Maldives has banned catching turtles or taking eggs from Olhugiri, which also applies to 11 other islands.

Last week, Japan's Fisheries Ministry said it would not license South Korean boats to fish in Japanese waters if they also fished off the disputed islands.

Research Institute for Aquaculture No 1, or RIA1, is a government organization under Fisheries Ministry of Vietnam.

According to the Fisheries Ministry seal harvesting has attracted direct foreign investment, such as the Hatem Yavuz Group who specializes in seal skins export and skins processing.

In the Cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, she was moved to the Fisheries Ministry as State Minister, a position she still occupies today.

The activities and the training of the Fisheries Ministry and investment in the Côte d'Ivoire economy, mainly through the three tuna factories, are guaranteed only if the agreement is extended.

Now there will also be a Community Fisheries Control Agency, in other words a real European Fisheries Ministry.